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Hello Airtable experts,I've noticed the following issue and would, of course, like to resolve it. Maybe you have a solution for me. I have some interfaces set to grid view because I import data from Excel using copy and paste. However, I've noticed that the page is very sluggish in grid view. When I switch the page to list view, it runs smoothly.Is there anything I can do to fix this?

Hi everyone,We’re a creative/production agency and over the last few years we’ve progressively evolved from using Airtable as a simple operational tool into building a much deeper internal management system.Today we have an ERP-style workflow in Airtable for Purchase Orders: Purchase Orders (POs) Invoice receptions Payment tracking Approval/payment status flows Linked operational and financial information The system is working well operationally, but now we’re trying to solve the next layer:connecting our Airtable PO system with the Google Sheets budget file of each project.Each project has its own Google Sheets budget where production teams manage budget allocations and spending. What we want is to create a bridge between: structured financial/operational data in Airtable and the budgeting workflow inside Google Sheets

Hi everyone,I'm having an issue with group sorting in a Grid view. I have two tables: Murals and Announcements. The Announcements table has a linked record field pointing to Murals, and my view is grouped by that linked field.The problem: When I set "Order groups by" to any date-based field (lookup or formula), the groups don't sort correctly by date. The groups seem to ignore the sorting criteria entirely.What I've tried:Using a Lookup field (type Date) from the Murals table as sort criteria Creating a Formula field with DATETIME_FORMAT({FECHA INICIO (de Mural)}, 'YYYYMMDD') and sorting by that Renaming the Mural records so the name starts with the date in YYYYMMDD format and sorting alphabetically A→Z Sorting by the Mural name field A→ZNone of these approaches work. The groups always appear in the wrong order regardl

Hello All,We are looking into Airtable to automate our customizable products eCommerce business. It seems our operational workflows have grown beyond the capabilities and it's getting hard to manage as orders keep growing.For long period, manual management were a good solution for our workflows because they were relatively uncomplicated. Unfortunately, our operational activities increased and now include:customer inquiries order tracking status updates inventory coordination managing repeat customers tracking internal activities follow-up support for operationsThis also coincided with an increase in the amount of information we were tracking across multiple tools and systems. The tracking of changes and the consistency of the information have been hampered by the separation of the information.I have been interested in Airtable because it appears to have the capabilities that are in be

Has anyone else run into this?I recently split some automations into a second connected base because I was running out of automation space/organisation in the original base.The setup now looks roughly like:Base A = operational/source base Base B = synced/helper automation base Slack notifications now trigger from Base BEver since doing this, Slack notifications have become inconsistent or delayed.What’s weird is:the automations often seem to trigger only after I manually open Base B again.The difficult part is that sometimes it works completely fine for hours/days, and then other times we start getting internal reports that Slack notifications aren’t triggering at all.So operationally it’s become hard to trust because the behaviour feels inconsistent rather than fully broken.It feels like:synced tables aren’t refreshing consistently or automations in inactive bases aren’t

I want to create a signable form using some fields from my base. I want to insert an image at the top of the form, then a bunch of text from a .doc, then the signature field. How do I do that and what level of subscriptin do I need. I’m currently on free. This form will be sent to 28 unique email addresses.

Hello,I’m looking for advice and best practices on how to build personalized employee dashboards/pages in Airtable.Currently, I use Airtable to track tasks for my employees. Each task is stored as a record in a table, with fields such as: Assigned employee Task status Hours spent Cost Performance-related information Other operational details What I would like to achieve is the following: Each employee should have access only to their own tasks and related information Employees should be able to view their task details and performance metrics through a simple personalized page/interface The solution needs to scale for 500+ employees My initial idea was: Create an Interface page for each employee Filter the page by employee name

I have a product table. The first field is ProductId and I want it as a unique field.

Hi - I have two fields, both text:Form Title (same for every record) Form URL (long-#$@$, customized URLs for prefilled forms; different for every record)Is there a way to make the title of the form clickable with the URL - possibly by creating a third formula field? Chat GPT tells me to do: HYPERLINK({Form URL}, {Form Title}). Alas, HYPERLINK doesn’t seem to be an actual function. Does anyone know? Thank  you!​​​​

Hi everyone!I'm currently building a custom interface extension using React and I've run into a bit of a roadblock that I'm hoping someone here might have solved. Our goal is to embed the native Airtable comment section directly inline within our custom detail view. We really want to give our users the exact same seamless experience they get in the native Interface Designer, complete with inline display, @mention autocomplete, and full comment threads, all without popping out a separate window.So far, we've tried using expandRecord, but unfortunately, that forces a separate modal to open rather than letting us keep the comments inline with the rest of our UI. We also looked into building a fully custom solution using the /comments REST API. However, recreating the native @mention autocomplete and manually mapping user IDs to render styled badges is turning out to be quite a heavy lift that requires a massive amount of

Hello!Just as the title, I am not Airtable partner, can I organize an event in my city (Spain)? Just to introduce the tool and look for potential clients.I have been looking for this info everywhere since last night and even sent an email to Airtable which was replied by an AI avatar… If anyone can help clarify this I appreciate it. 🙏Thanks!

Hi everyone,I’m using a Kanban element in Airtable Interface Designer, stacked by a Single Select field.The issue is that an extra stack called “Uncategorized” keeps appearing, even though: “Uncategorized” is not an option in my Single Select field One of the Single Select options is already set as the default I checked the records and found no records where this Single Select field is emptyI also found an old community thread from around 9 years ago discussing a similar issue: [HERE]From what I understand, the suggested workaround was to collapse the stack, but I couldn’t find a clear solution to fully hide or remove it. Please correct me if I missed somethingHas anyone found a current workaround for this

Hi everyone, I’m building a Morse Code website that converts text into Morse code and stores user submissions in Airtable through the Airtable API. The website is connected using JavaScript fetch requests and a Personal Access Token. The issue I’m facing is that records are sometimes created successfully, but updates to existing records either fail silently or create duplicate entries instead of updating the original row.My current workflow is: first I send a GET request using filterByFormula to check whether a record already exists, then I either PATCH the existing record or POST a new one. Even when the API response returns status 200, the Airtable base occasionally does not reflect the expected changes. I suspect the issue could

Im trying to use airtable record search in Make . . .I have a field called PostID. I want to search it for a number. I Cant find anywhere how a simple airtable syntax works for this  .. is it {PostID}=”123456” or do i put search or someting in front of it? 

Hello, I am trying to use the CSV import extension to create records.  These records have a linked field to another record.  I am trying to populate the linked field via the CSV file, but I cannot seem to make it work.  I am attempting to create new records, not “merge” records.  Two immediate issues:On the mapping preview, the linked field does not appear in the record creation preview, even when the toggle is on. If I could get it to appear, I am not sure what info Airtable wants me to upload to successfully link the record. I tried the RecordID (pulled from the URL per Airtable’s guide) but that didn’t work.There has to be a way to populate linked record fields via a CSV upload?  Can someone help!  Thanks!!Alex 

DescrizioneCiao,sto cercando un freelance per aiutarmi a costruire un sistema di controllo di gestione per una società immobiliare (affitti brevi e medio termine).L’obiettivo è creare un sistema semplice ma strutturato che permetta di avere visibilità quotidiana delle performance economiche per appartamento.Obiettivo del progettoCostruire un sistema che consenta di visualizzare:Ricavi per appartamento (OTA, diretti, ecc.) Costi (pulizie, utenze, condominio, commissioni, ecc.) Margine operativo Vista per: cassa competenza fiscale Il tutto tramite:database strutturato dashboard chiara e aggiornataScope del lavoro (fase iniziale)Creazione struttura dati (Airtable o simile) Implementazione logica di calcolo (ricavi, costi, margini) Creazione dashboard (Looker Stu

Hi, this is the first time I experience this issue first hand, but out of the sudden all attachment added using a Google drive link via API to my Airtable record gets removed inmediately after being added. It was working alright , but it suddenly stopped working.  I know this is a well known bug in Airtable but could not find any updates. Files are sep with with open sharing and download rights in Google Drive, I an sending the export link in PDF to airtable and it was working currently until it stoppedworking 

I've created a calendar table synced to GCAL and wish to populate a calendar view with the events based on the Event Start and when Event Start is not available based on Event Created. I've struggled to achieve this (I welcome any other possible solutions) so I attempted to create a formula field with the following formula: “IF({Event Start}, {Event Start}, {Event Created})”.  As generated by the ai agent. Somehow that formula changes both Event Start and Event Created data. I've also tried the following formula: DATETIME_PARSE(IF({Event Start} = BLANK(), {Event Created}, {Event Start}))To the same effect. Screenshot attached to quell my possibly insufficient description. Questions.Why is the data changing when the formula is only requesting to display the data? Are my assumptions about the formula only asking to display data correct?

I am using the Web Prototype agent but I can’t figure out how do you download the design file when it’s complete? I don’t see a download link/button anywhere. 

Desarrollar una aplicación inteligente denominada MediSync que permita la gestión centralizada del historial clínico, la automatización de recordatorios médicos y el seguimiento activo de tratamientos para los pacientes de la Clínica Granados, con el propósito de mejorar el cumplimiento terapéutico, optimizar la productividad del personal médico y elevar la calidad de atención clínica.Implementar un módulo de registro y gestión del historial clínico que permita al médico acceder de forma ágil y segura a toda la información médica del paciente. Desarrollar un sistema automatizado de recordatorios que notifique a los pacientes sobre la toma de medicamentos, citas médicas y procedimientos programados a través de notificaciones en la aplicación móvil.  Crear un módulo de seguimiento de tratamientos que permit

Hello,The question is fairly simple.I have an Interface page with a button that updates a field called “X” (basically an on/off checkbox). However, I would also like to record which user triggered the button and when it was triggered.Updating the checkbox itself is immediate using a button with the “Update record” action.My questions are: Is there any way to also capture the portal user’s email, ID, or any other unique identifier into another field (let’s call it “Action X triggered by user”) using the same “Update record” button action, or would I need to trigger an automation and run a script? Same question for storing the timestamp when the button is clicked. Notes: I tried using a single line text field for the user, but the value is not dynamic and must be predefined in the Interface button settings. I also tried using a “User” field in the table, but I ran into the sa

Hello, 2 of us use our airtable1 english speaking accesing via PC and Android phone App, the other Thai speaking accesing via Android phone app Thank you

I see there have been a handful of posts pertaining to e-signatures in AT forms, but I decided to add another one since the most recent seems to be from 2021 and we know how fast things change in this space. My specific use case revolves around credit card authorization forms. As we rebuild our company website, one request from the CEO is to add an embedded form to our site. As it stands we use Adobe to create an editable PDF however I don’t currently have access to our login to explore what a logged-in admin sees when receiving a completed form. Currently we send the editable PDF form to clients via email. Most clients…it’s an old school industry, then print it, fill it out, scan it, then email it back. We then scan and file the hardcopy away. In my mind the ideal flow would be to embed on our site, allow user to fill it out with esign, and have submissions stored in a table somewhere (either adobe or AT) Any advice is appreciated.

Hi All, I’m Dheeraj Sudan from the UK. I’m a software developer and also run a business with my wife Meenu Hinduja. Now, I am working with multiple linked tables and complex automations in Airtable for project tracking and reporting. As the database grows, performance becomes slower and some automations fail unexpectedly. What are the best strategies for optimizing linked records, improving automation reliability, and maintaining database efficiency? Thanks & regards,Meenu Hinduja & Dheeraj Sudan

If you have been using Omni to build interfaces which I love, I’m curious if anyone else has had this problem:Whenever I want to use a field that is a linked field (a person record from another table for example), this never displays on an Omni-built interface. I always have to build a formula field that copies the content (essentially to plain text) and use that field in my interface for it to work properly.Anyone else finding this?